I didn't get a pic of the Duomo - sorry,
craic Says: But I must tell you about it because it is rather special. And then you will have the pleasure of seeing it for yourself for the first time, unmediated by pics.It's very very old. Older than anyone living, or their grandmother.The mosaic floor is rather heathen - a tree of...
1 Review and 6 Opinions Il Gabbiano is a pleasant two-star hotel located pretty much slap-bang in the middle of Otranto,...
ludogatto Says: Zia Fernanda Palumbo personally performs most of the proposals. Fish without any doubt [the sea is 100 meters]: pepper of mussels, octopus salad, swordfish carpaccio. Good pasta dishes proposed with fresh pasta made at home. Try the noodles with seafood, the 'sagne' with...
Otranto town centre: Summer evening's passeggiata
BlueLlama Says: As you might expect from a popular Italian seaside town, Otranto has a lively atmosphere on summer evenings. Just as soon as the sun begins to dip, the streets become busier until the little alleys are filled with people and noise.Shops are open until late and restaurants...
salmayo Says: The local railway company, the Ferrovie Sudest, has a line which terminates in Otranto. The trip from Lecce can take upwards of an hour but it's really worthwhile going on the train. The trip necessitates at least one change, sometimes two, but it takes you right through the...
ludogatto Says: Even in Otranto, as in other countries of the South, is accustomed to do the Sunday or evening walk on the seafront or in the main streets: all people take care of their dress style, with the most fashionable clothes (and here are really fashion victims!),to be able to be...
ludogatto Says: On the coast north of Otranto stretch for miles of beautiful white sand beaches and crystal blue sea, with pine forests secular behind. And you must have a means of transportation to reach them, even a bicycle, as we have done to Bay of Turks, but there discourage the use of...
ludogatto Says: this area is very good todo kite surf during the spring and in sept october, the wind is strong and the beaches are empty.IF you want to do kite surfing near Otranto you have to go to the beach of Frassanito or to Alimini beachwhere there are also schools.
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I wish to put the receipe of this fantastic food....made of tomato, mozzarella cheese and besciamella...:)
Q: What is the best, economical way to get to Otranto from Brindisi, Italy airport? There are 2 of us and we heard taxis may charge...

A: You can rent a car (it's less expensive than a taxi) but it's less expensive go go by train from Brindisi to Lecce and then by bus from Lecce to Otranto. Bye
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One hears of the gothic horror novel The Castle of Otranto all the time. (Not that I've read it.) So I was well pleased when I was told while staying in Lecce that we were doing a day trip to Otranto....
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..........Otranto, also called "Oriental Door", faces the Straits that take the same name, the Otranto Canal located on the South of the Adriatic, the most oriental point of Italy. In times gone by...
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The best sea in the whole Italy

Otranto is placed every year at the top of the best seaside town chart in Italy. This means not only some of the cleanest waters in the Mediterranean, but also quality of life and of tourism....
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Had no idea it would be this nice

A lovely small old town with Cathedral and Castle. Tiny alleys, restaurants and bars, all backed by a huge harbour with safe swimming and a great bustling promenade.
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the story of the city of Otranto began before the Roman Empire with the messapiche settlements, Greek colons. So a traveller can find around here megalithic stones, caves along the seaside with wall...
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